title: Amphiphilic porphyrin assembly as a highly selective chemosensor for organic mercury in water.
abstract: Homogeneously sized nanoparticles were successfully constructed based on amphiphilic porphyrin-cholesterol arrays, showing unique spectral and colourimetric response to organic mercury in water, even in the presence of Hg(2+).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR. China.
authors.forename: Bo-Wen
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bao-E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009941:Organomercury Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009941:Organomercury Compounds; D011166:Porphyrins; D014867:Water